سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 15
وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَظِلَـٰلُهُم بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ ۩ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And unto Allâh (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and in the afternoons.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
And to Allah
يَسْجُدُ
yasjudu
prostrates
مَن
man
whoever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
طَوْعًۭا
ṭawʿan
willingly
وَكَرْهًۭا
wakarhan
or unwillingly
وَظِلَـٰلُهُم
waẓilāluhum
and (so do) their shadows
بِٱلْغُدُوِّ
bil-ghuduwi
in the mornings
وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ ۩
wal-āṣāli
and in the afternoons
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
15. 1. In this, the greatness and power of Allah Almighty is described, that His dominance is over everything and everything is under His control and prostrates before Him, whether they do so willingly like the believers or unwillingly like the polytheists. And their shadows also prostrate morning and evening. As stated in another place: (اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اِلٰى مَا خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ يَّتَفَيَّؤُا ظِلٰلُهٗ عَنِ الْيَمِيْنِ وَالشَّمَاۗىِٕلِ سُجَّدًا لِّلّٰهِ وَهُمْ دٰخِرُوْنَ) 16. An-Nahl:48) Surah An-Nahl Have they not seen that whatever thing Allah has created, their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allah, and they are humble? What is the nature of this prostration? Allah Almighty knows best. Or its other meaning is that all creation, including the disbeliever, is subject to Allah's command; no one has the power to disobey Him. If Allah gives someone health or makes them ill, makes them rich or poor, gives life or causes death, in these decreed commands, even a disbeliever has no power to deny.
